Monthly Archives: February 2011

It’s called ‘A guarantee against a box office split.’ You want to book an artist to play at your venue – let’s call him Lawrence of Arabia, Laurie A for short – and you ask me what his fee is. … Continue reading →

Why are some organisers scared of agents? When I was a performer I used to play at Mr. X’s folk club regularly. I even stayed in his house after the gigs. We got on just fine. Once I became an … Continue reading →

Sometimes there are false expectations. I’m an agent not a manager. There are other industry professionals whose job it is to do artist publicity and advertising, to plug CDs to radio stations and to generally further an artist’s career in … Continue reading →

You are a musician, just starting out, and you think that it would be great to have an agent to get you some gigs. An agent knows the business, after all. An agent has more contacts. An agent will solve … Continue reading →

February 2011 Vin Garbutt Joins the Agency Roster I have long admired Vin Garbutt, the man and the music: his singing, his songs (some self written and some carefully chosen), his integrity, his passion and his wit and wisdom that … Continue reading →

From 7th march 2009 – as originally blogged on myspace As an agent and tour manager for musicians coming in from the USA, Canada and Australia I have to (amongst other things) secure work permits, so that my guys are … Continue reading →

From 7th December 2008 – via the agency myspace blog I got one of those ‘Is the market right for us?’ emails a couple of days ago from a North American duo who invited me to listen to their myspace … Continue reading →

From 9th November 2009 as originally blogged on myspace I got an email enquiry from a band who wanted to play my little festival. My 2009 programme is all signed sealed and delivered as far as paid acts go, but … Continue reading →